Adjustable spur.



J.B.O0PLEY. ADJUSTABLE SPUR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

1,5?,680. Patented A r. 1,1913.

Attorneys JAMES B. COPLEY, 0F CAMDEN, WEST VIRGINIA.

ADJUSTABLE SPUR.

Application filed March 11, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

Serial No. 682,855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. COPLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, in the county of Lewis and State of West Virginia,have invented a new and useful Adjustable Spur, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in adjustable spurs, theprimary object of the invention being the provision of an adjustablespur which is readily attached to heels of different sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a partly plan View and a partly horizontalsectional view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.Fig. 3 is a section of the same, taken on the line w-m of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the spur proper,which as shown is made in two members which when secured together bymeans of the screw 5, form a centrally and rearwardly projecting arm 2,the terminals of which are outwardly bent and spaced to receive thepintle or journaling stud 5 for the rotary rowel 3. The forward or heelembracing terminals 4 of this spur are provided with two apertures 9 ineach terminal thereof for the reception of the securing screw 10 whichadjustably secures the heel engaging members 7 which constitute theadjustable ends of the heel .embracing terminals 4.

Each of the respective members 7 is provided with a socketed portion,which is split as at 7 at opposite sides so as to produce resilientclamping terminals to fit upon and engage the ends of the terminals 4.The

two apertures 9 are provided in the ends of the terminals 4, one ofwhich at a time is disposed for registration with the alined apertures 8formed in the socketed portion of the member 7, a screw 10 beingprovided to enter such alined apertures and lock the member 7 upon theend of the terminal 4.

The detachable and adjustable members 7 are each provided as shown inFig. 2, at their extreme outer ends with means for attaching the usualstraps for securing the spur to the heel of the shoe, the samecomprising the two parallel slots 13 with the spud 12, the strap 11 asclearly shown engaging the spud 12 to properly prevent the strap fromslipping when the spur is properly attached. This particular structureof the ends of the members 7 is in reality a buckle-like tongue and slotconnection for the attachment of the strap in the usual manner.

The socket forming and adjunctive members 7 may be replaced by solid ornon socket forming members or portions and the solid arms or lateralportions of the terminals 4 may be formed hollow or socket like toreceive the solid port-ion of the adjunctive member 7 without departingfrom the spirit of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A spur having, two spaced portions, an adjustable extension for eachportion having a slot to embrace the respective terminals of the spacedportions, the slot of each extension dividing the latter in two, theresulting branches conjointly forming a split-socket whose walls aremeasurably resilient, and means applied to said socket for engaging theterminals.

2. A spur, including adjustable extensions, each having a slotted endportion, the slots thereof dividing the same in two, the resultingbranches conjointly forming a split-socket whose wallsare measurablyresilient and are provided with screw receiving apertures, rowelcarrying members whose inner ends are received within the sockets andare provided with apertures,- an adjusting screw threaded fasteninginsert-ible through said apertures in the split In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing socket and through said apertures of the as my own,I have hereto afiixed my signa- I rowel carrying members, the tighteningacture in the presence of two witnesses.

tion of said screw threaded fastenings draw- JAMES B. OOPLEY. ing theresilient walls of the sockets into Witnesses:

forcible contact with said rowel carrying A. G. NOLAN,

members. 0. D. CAIN.

Copies of this patent may beobtain'ed for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

